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Non-equilibrium stationary states in quantum systems
Probability| Speaker: | Dr. Daniel Ueltschi, UC Davis |
| Location: | 493 Kerr |
| Start time: | Tue, Oct 29 2002, 3:10PM |
Two reservoirs of quantum fermionic particles are brought into contact by means of a local interaction. We study the flows of energy and particles from one reservoir to the other. A perturbative expression allows to characterize these flows, and to compare them with the predictions of Thermodynamics. In particular, we establish that the entropy production is strictly positive.